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When looking for a picture or a video that best represented my understanding of the definition of text, I came across this utube clip called “Fatal Blow to Text Literacy.” I found this particularly intriguing as the author begins his discussion of text, the written word by asking the question will new digital literacies lay a fatal blow to text literacy? He thinks probably not, but states that audio digital communication is the popular usage due to the convenience of it, rather than if it superior or right. Increase access to multimedia tools that are easy to use has changed the way we use text. The equation has change due to convenience of audio communication rather than text communication. He states that it is more of a matter of convenience rather than which is superior. He continues to give a historical timeline account of how the common man has communicated in the past. There has been cultural shifts that cause man to looked at his world in different ways. Technology changes have contributed to man’s ability to think and communicate differently. We have gravitated to ways that are a faster exchange of giving information and messages than ever before. The author maintains that text is probably not going to be given a fatal blow,but how it is used continues to be modified in the technological era we are in due to man’s desire to communicate in faster and more convenient ways. I enjoyed this very interesting utube clip perspective.

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